Experience with SQL Server 2008! Must be 2008!

[FiveTimes]

Then upgrade it to Win 7. Vista is appalling.

I'm not paying for an upgrade - its fine as it is

[nomadd]

I'm not paying for an upgrade - its fine as it is

Do you still have the original battery in your pacemaker?

[NotAllThere]

...its fine as it is

No, really. It isn't.

[Ignis Fatuus]

It´s a bad sign, it means that the market is so dire that they can reduce the hundreds of CV´s by being even more specific than they need to be, think of it as "because they can", Reminds of an answer some rock star gave about why do rock stars go out with gorgeous models, "because we can".

and unfortunately they are able to filter by exact version even if irrelevant, whereas they are unable to filter by being good at your job, so they don't bother with that.

[Ignis Fatuus]

....She agreed to forward the CV, but I don't hold out much hope with someone that technology unaware presenting it.

But they are all that stupidxxxxxx tech-unaware.

My partner used to work in a specific area of tax in the City many years ago, and she insists that all the recruiters were knowledgeable in the field, not just in selling double glazing. As she said, we just wouldn't talk to a recruiter who didn't know the work that we did. Why do you? she continues.

Ah well, I say, because they've got the jobs. But why would the clients give the jobs to recruiters who don't know tulip, she asks?

Anyone got a point of view on that one?

[Robinho]

Recruitment is a pretty simple job at the base level. You just match CVs with requirements. Even if the person doesn't know the field it is seemingly effective as people still use them.

[Gentile]

But they are all that stupidxxxxxx tech-unaware.

My partner used to work in a specific area of tax in the City many years ago, and she insists that all the recruiters were knowledgeable in the field, not just in selling double glazing. As she said, we just wouldn't talk to a recruiter who didn't know the work that we did. Why do you? she continues.

Ah well, I say, because they've got the jobs. But why would the clients give the jobs to recruiters who don't know tulip, she asks?

Anyone got a point of view on that one?

Because HR departments are even worse.

They ask the exact same misguided questions. However, as their income isn't based upon making sure the people that can do the job get through they tend to err more on rejecting everyone they're not sure about than on putting through a few duffers along with the doers. That leads to a lot of good people getting rejected and a lot of critical roles remaining unfilled. That's where agents come in.

[tractor]

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But they are all that stupidxxxxxx tech-unaware.

My partner used to work in a specific area of tax in the City many years ago, and she insists that all the recruiters were knowledgeable in the field, not just in selling double glazing. As she said, we just wouldn't talk to a recruiter who didn't know the work that we did. Why do you? she continues.

Ah well, I say, because they've got the jobs. But why would the clients give the jobs to recruiters who don't know tulip, she asks?

Anyone got a point of view on that one?

The model removes the bottom two or three layers of HR from their bottom line AND maintains the required distance from us in order to not be stuffed with employee claims/taxation issues etc.

It's very much the same in property FM and other non LoB segments.

[nomadd]

Because HR departments are even worse.

They ask the exact same misguided questions. However, as their income isn't based upon making sure the people that can do the job get through they tend to err more on rejecting everyone they're not sure about than on putting through a few duffers along with the doers. That leads to a lot of good people getting rejected and a lot of critical roles remaining unfilled. That's where agents come in.

Interview for me last week. Took three weeks to arrange, as I had to be "interviewed by HR first, on-site" and not the PM of the project. Spent three weeks trying to explain what a 'contractor' was and why I wasn't prepared to come on-site for an interview with their HR before I'd even had a chance to discuss the project.

Anyway, interview - by telephone, as I'd insisted, and that wasted another week in the process - with the PM and it turns out "You must arrive at 9:00 a.m. and you leave at 6:00 p.m. You will be working across a number of projects, varying day-by-day depending upon what the business needs from you." And so on... Again, I tried to explain what a contractor was and what the implications for IR35 were with this kind of "control." PM informed he could do nothing about it as HR are in charge of all the permies and contractors and handle them the same way. We decided to go are separate ways at that point.

[FiveTimes]

No, really. It isn't.

so what benefit will I see if I upgrade ?

Sell it to me